# Nichitpur Village, Barsoi, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barsoi, Katihar 

# Nichitpur

Nichitpur is a village in Barsoi sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **224 people in 50 households**, the 205th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 43.7%.

- 224people (2011)
- 50households
- 77.2%literacy
- 898females per 1,000 males

## Nichitpur PIN code and other codes

Nichitpur falls in Barsoi sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatHarnaroi
- Community development blockBarsoi
- Census village code224919

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Nichitpur from nearby towns?

- Barsoi (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)63 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)63 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Nichitpur?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Nichitpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Mathurapur
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Abadpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Salmari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Nichitpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 29% of the 19 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Nichitpur

Of every 100 households in Nichitpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nichitpur · ■ Barsoi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**86%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****0%**

**15%

Television ****0%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**40%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Nichitpur?

■ Nichitpur · ■ Barsoi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.2%**

**43.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1095**

**960

Working population ****31.7%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.5% for men and 68.7% for women. 58% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 19 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 34 (48%) · **■** Other work 2 (3%) · **■** Marginal 16 (23%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Barsoi

- Bathna299 people
- Rasidpur Arazi280 people
- Kelabari275 people
- Chamrutola251 people
- Saula223 people
- Sahelpur209 people
- Bagletagachh204 people
- Panchpur196 people

[All 231 villages in Barsoi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/barsoi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Nichitpur from Katihar?63 km by road
- What is the population of Nichitpur?224 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nichitpur in?Katihar district (Barsoi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Nichitpur?77.2% (Census 2011)